Wildlifeof Malaysia
Sphenomorphus indicus
Skinks & Lacertids
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Sphenomorphus indicus
Basic stats
Range
Southern China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia
The Indian forest skink is lizard-shaped, with a short, obtuse snout and an oval ear opening smaller than the eye opening. There are 36 or 38 smooth scales round the middle of the body, with the lateral ones smallest, and the tail is almost twice as long as the head and body (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- Where is the Sphenomorphus indicus found?
- Southern China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia